About: USS Bigelow

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USS Bigelow (DD-942) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender Second Class Elmer Charles Bigelow (1920-1945), who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in the Philippines on 14 February 1945. Bigelow was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Bigelow was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The ship was launched by Mrs. Verna B. Perry, mother of Elmer C. Bigelow.

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  • Die USS Bigelow (DD-942) war ein Zerstörer der United States Navy und gehörte zur Forrest-Sherman-Klasse. Das Schiff diente von 1957 bis 1982 in der US-Marine. Es war nach dem Marine-Soldaten Elmer Charles Bigelow benannt, der auf der USS Fletcher gefallen war. (de)
  • USS Bigelow (DD-942) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender Second Class Elmer Charles Bigelow (1920-1945), who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in the Philippines on 14 February 1945. Bigelow was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Bigelow was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The ship was launched by Mrs. Verna B. Perry, mother of Elmer C. Bigelow. Bigelow was part of Combined Task Group CTG 136.1.1 tasked with blockading Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bigelow received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participating from 24 October 1962 to 21 November 1962. Bigelow saw extensive service in the Vietnam War and also served as a NASA recovery ship for the Mercury and Gemini III programs. While operating off Vietnam on 20 April 1967, an explosion in a gun mount injured six sailors, 1 killed. Bigelow served as a test platform for Phalanx CIWS in 1977. The mount was installed just aft of the aft radar gun director. Glenn R. Brindel, commanding officer of USS Stark during the 1987 missile attack, was executive officer of Bigelow from 1978 to 1980. (en)
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  • 1957-11-01 (xsd:date)
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  • 1957-11-08 (xsd:date)
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  • 1982-11-05 (xsd:date)
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  • 1955-07-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Concorditer Pugnamus
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  • 1957-02-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Sunk as target, 2 April 2003
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  • 1957-11-01 (xsd:date)
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  • *3 x 5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre dual purpose Mk 42 guns * 4 x 3 in (76 mm) 50 calibre Mark 33 anti-aircraft guns * 2 x mark 10/11 Hedgehogs * 6 x 12.75 in Mark 32 torpedo tubes. (en)
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  • 1957-11-08 (xsd:date)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1982-11-05 (xsd:date)
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  • *2,800 tons standard *4,050 tons full load (en)
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  • 1955-07-06 (xsd:date)
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  • waterline, overall. (en)
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  • Concorditer Pugnamus (en)
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  • USS Bigelow''' (en)
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  • Die USS Bigelow (DD-942) war ein Zerstörer der United States Navy und gehörte zur Forrest-Sherman-Klasse. Das Schiff diente von 1957 bis 1982 in der US-Marine. Es war nach dem Marine-Soldaten Elmer Charles Bigelow benannt, der auf der USS Fletcher gefallen war. (de)
  • USS Bigelow (DD-942) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender Second Class Elmer Charles Bigelow (1920-1945), who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in the Philippines on 14 February 1945. Bigelow was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Bigelow was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The ship was launched by Mrs. Verna B. Perry, mother of Elmer C. Bigelow. (en)
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  • USS Bigelow (DD-942) (de)
  • USS Bigelow (en)
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